布什宣布支持麦凯恩选举(2)【沪江标准VOA080221】

Former President George HW Bush Endorses McCain for Republican Presidential Nomination (2/2)

McCain faces a deep divide among Republicans. Many conservatives see him as a liberal who has too often compromised with Democrats in order to move legislation through Congress.

One of McCain's biggest problems with conservative Republican voters came two years ago when he co-sponsored an immigration reform bill that they said amounted to an amnesty for 12 million foreigners who had entered the United States illegally. McCain says he now believes the border must be made secure before any other program can be implemented, but he still backs a guest worker program and a path to citizenship for immigrants already here who do not have a criminal record.

Former President Bush addressed conservatives in making his endorsement of McCain, saying that the senator's credentials as a conservative are solid.

Senator McCain's only remaining opponent in the race for the Republican nomination is former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee, who is campaigning in the Midwestern state of Wisconsin before its primary Tuesday. Huckabee told reporters there he intends to stay in the race despite the momentum that Senator McCain has developed and the backing he has received from party leaders.

 

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麦凯恩面临着与其他共和党的巨大分歧。许多保守党将其认作是为了让国会通过变动的法令，而向美国民主党做了大量妥协的自由主义者。

麦凯恩和保守共和党投票者之间最大的问题出现于2年前。那时他是一项移民改革法案的共同提倡者，他在提案中说相当于有1.2亿通过非法途径入美国境内的外来人员都会被赦免。麦凯恩说他现在认为在任何其他纲要贯彻实施之前，都必须要做好边境的安全措施。但是他仍然支持"客工计划"并给已经在美国的没有犯罪纪录的移民开辟了使之具有公民身份的路径。

前总统布什向共和党人发表讲话，宣布支持麦凯恩，并表示麦凯恩是一个可靠合格的保守派人士.

参议员麦凯恩在共和党任命的竞争中唯一存在的对手是阿肯色州的前任地方长官麦克·哈克比，在周二初选到来前，他正在中西部地区的威斯康星州参加竞选活动。哈克比告诉记者虽然参议员麦凯恩获竞选声势很大，而且得到了共和党领导人的支持，他仍打算继续参加竞选。

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